Hernial truss



Patented Jan. 6, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HERNIAL TRUSS George Ajdukovich, St. Louis, Mo.

Application May 20, 1946, Serial No. 671,070

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a hernial truss, such as is used for the treatment of hernia or rupture.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a hernial truss which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and capable of adjustment.

Further objects will appear from the detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings inwhich will be set forth an illustrative embodiment of this invention; it is to be understood, however, that this invention is susceptible of various amendments within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a truss embodying this invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the base and its attached pad; Figure 3 is an outside view of the base; Figure 4 is a perspective view of one end of the belt. Figure 5 is a view showing the attachment of the belt to the base.

Generally stated, and in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of this invention, the hernial truss comprises a base adapted to receive a belt for adjustment therealong and a pad mounted for adjustment along the base; more specifically a series of pads are mounted for such adjustments. More specically the base is provided with a series of keepers therealong for the reception of a latch or latches on the ends of the belt.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I designates the belt which, as is usual, is made of elastic. The base 2, has pads 3, mounted thereon. A series of 11p-standing overhanging hooks 4 are struck up from one face of the base at the outside edges in order to provide a channel to receive the belt. The central part 5 of the base is provided with a series of keepers 6 in the form of sockets to receive latches 1, on the end or ends of the belt. These latches are in the form of hooks which may be struck up from holders 8, clamped on the ends of the belt or secured thereto by rivets 9. The sides I0 of the base are provided with slots II to receive screws or other clamping devices threaded into flanges I3 on the pad. 'I'hese anges and parts of pads may be cut away as shown at I4 in the region of the central part 5.

'I'he base may be somewhat concave, as shown, to correspond to the contour of the body. The pads may be of any suitable form, but, as shown, are formed so that their pressure applying faces are substantially straight when considered in vertical section, but the faces of the pads are con-'- vexed. The base, pads and the holders for the latches may be formed of sheet metal, plastic or any other suitable material. The pads may (Cl. 12S- 96) also be provided with the usual padding of fabric,

leather or the like.

The length of the belt may be initially adjusted generally to the body of the wearer by cutting into suitable length and clamping the latch holders thereon. Thereafter the truss, as a whole, may be adjusted to the body by adjustment of the latches on the ends of the belt along the base for engagement with the keepers. The pads themselves may also be adjusted along the base and clamped in position after adjustment.

It will be seen that this invention provides a truss which, when applied to the wearer, is adapted to exert inward pressure, and the truss, as a whole, may be adjusted to the body and to the hernia or rupture or ruptures, as the case may be. It will, of course, be understood that one or both pads may be used for this purpose; for if only one pad is necessary the other may be taken oi. The form of the pressure of the pad is such that when considered in the horizontal it applies the pressure radially with respect to the curvature of the pad. Accordingly, when the pad is applied so that the hernia is included with the area covered thereby, since the tendency of the hernia to emerge is usually in a radial direction with reference to the body surface, the retaining forces being applied by the pad being also radial would be directed substantially in direct opposition to this tendency to emerge. Accordingly these forces are practically balanced and any tendency to side slippage is reduced to a minimum.

The invention having been thus described, what is claimed is:

In a hernial truss, a belt having a latching member on either end, a base member having vertically disposed horizontal channels for rigidly mounting pads in horizontally variable position thereon, and a series of horizontal keepers on said base dening various positions of adjustment for the latching members.

GEORGE AJDUKOVICH.

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